Pets

I know this does not hold true for everyone but for me pets are a life saver! Animals are little stress relievers, they love us no matter what mood we are in, and they know when we are down or sick. I am a cat lover, so they are my favorite. This week on my trip down memory lane I found some pictures of one of my cat's

Smokey as a kitten

Smokey as an old man (about 8 years old)

I know that Smokey did not live as long as some cats do but he was an outdoor cat in Coyote country so he really did live a long life. I have a cat now who reminds me a lot of my Smokey, so I think of him often. I had him for about 5 years before we moved across country and I had to leave him. He would not have liked becoming an indoor cat (even if my dad had allowed it) and when I went away to college he would have been lonely.

I will talk about animals in another post as I have done some work with a local no kill rescue. but for now I will introduce my cats (the ones living here now)

These are the 3 who sleep with me every night. in fact this was taken because I could not move one night :)

The Orange Tabby is Tigger, He came with my husband, and step kids. He is the Old man of the house at 16 years old. he is loosing his sight but overall is a happy cat. He sleeps more now then he used to (about 22-23 hours a day sometimes) He likes to be with the girls :) so he sleeps by my head most nights (I made a shelf with pillows for him)

This is my Lee, he is about 3 years old and a loving cat, shy and a frady cat like my Smokey. Also vocal, he likes to talk to us, esp the hour before feeding time. his markings are so cool he looks like a wild cat but he would never make it in that world. He is one of the kittens who had a really bad infection, but it did not slow his growth like it did some of the others.

This is Gemini (meaning Twin, as she has a sister who looks JUST like her, named Gemelli for the same meaning) But she answers to Baby also. She is technically my hubby's cat but she loves her mommy. she is also one of the kittens with the infection, she has been small her whole life, but in the last year has caught up :) She likes to sleep on clean clothes... esp when I don't want her to sleep on them.

 This is my step-son's cat Scribbles, she is a almost 4 years old and full of life. She loves boxes and the laser light. she does not like the other cats much, so she tends to stay in my step-son's room more then coming out to play. But she is a loving cat and she loves her human!